George Lamar Melder

March 6, 1973 - January 22, 2020

Services for George Lamar Melder will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, in the chapel of John Kramer & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Robby Poole officiating. Interment will follow in Alexandria Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 27, 2020, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and will resume Tuesday, January 28, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. until time of service. George Lamar Melder, 46, of Alexandria, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Rapides Regional Medical Center. Lamar Melder is preceded in death by his father, George Nathan Melder. George “Lamar” Melder, a man with many aliases. Known to most as Lamar, known to some as “The Lemur”. Lamar is a man of the Earth, with a rock hammer to prove it. He has hiked one of the most beautiful places in the world, the Grand Canyon. His conversations of rock formations would be continuous. The real joy he portrayed about the Earth we live on was inspiring. The dedication he displayed in his work ethic and professionalism was remarkable. He has more friends than any person we have ever known. He may not have seen you every day, week, month, or year, but when he saw or talked to you, not an ounce of your bond had faded. He was always willing to help anyone in need and would go to great lengths for his friends and family. He loved to hunt, hike, snow ski and fish, not only for personal enjoyment, but as an opportunity to gather with all the people he cared about and to introduce the things he loved to the younger generation. He was most passionate about going to the Saints games, hunting, fishing, and canoeing on the Mississippi River with friends (God help you if you didn’t paddle right). Not a day passed without Lamar mentioning his kids. He strived to be the best dad he could be. His kids were his pride and he kept them close to his heart. Lamar, or whatever endearing title you knew him as, great friend, father, brother, son, or husband, you will live on in each of us forever and ever. Those left to cherish his memory is his wife, Danna Melder, of Alexandria; his son, Charles Edward Melder, of Kemah, TX; his daughter, Elisabeth Asher Melder, of Kemah, TX; his parents, Alan and Marie Riley, of Deville, LA; his two sisters, Jennifer Melder Toms, of Deville, LA; Alana Goodall and her husband, Allan, of Monroe, LA; his brother, Michael Riley and his wife, Marie-Vee, of Cincinati, OH; and his children’s mother, Jenni Melder, of Kemah, TX. Pallbearers honored to serve will be Jeff Porter, Bo Ainsworth, Clay Ferrington, Justin Beran, Tommy Saul, Kirt Courville and Blake Toms.